'95 Winchesters were popular among Texas Rangers. There are several pictures of Hamer holding an 1899 Savage. At the B&C ambush, at present most students of the incident believe Hamer used a Model 11 Remington shotgun. I imagine with buckshot loads. But there were a couple of Remington Model 8s there also. And a BAR. Deputy Ted Hinton had the BAR (allegedly borrowed from a National Guard armory). Deputy Oakley sort of "jumped the gun" and opened up sooner than planned. No one could say with certainty his shots were those that killed B&C.

Based on research and testimony, the prevailing opinion of many as to who used what:
Frank Hamer - Remington Model 11 riot gun
Manny Gault - Remington Model 11 riot gun
Bob Alcorn - Remington Model 8
Ted Hinton - BAR
Henderson Jordan - Remington Model 11 with long barrel, and
Prentiss Oakley - Remington Model 8

In one interview, Hamer reportedly said he used a shotgun. Much later, Hamer's son gave an interview while holding a Remington Model 81 rifle which he claimed had been used by his father at the ambush. But that was clearly impossible as the Model 81 did not exist at the time of the ambush. Nonetheless, the story spread that Hamer had used that Remington rifle at the ambush, and it was taken as gospel for a long time.

One other item. At the time of the ambush, Hamer was not a Texas Ranger in any capacity. He was a special investigator for the Texas prison system. Ma Ferguson fired all Texas Rangers early in her administration, and Hamer had been working as an unpaid officer for the Texas Highway Patrol when he got an appointment from the Texas prison system.